Imagine Communications Appoints Tom Gittins to Head up Playout and Networking Sales in UK, Ireland and South Africa

Posted: 25/02/2019

Imagine Communications has appointed Tom Gittins as its new senior director of sales UK, Ireland and South Africa (UKISA), for its playout and networking business. Gittins has been tasked with expanding Imagine Communications’ presence across these markets and supporting broadcasters and media companies as they migrate to IP, cloud and virtualization.

With the pace of change in data monitoring and management quickening this year, thanks to the developments in AI, cloud-based technology, and voice and object recognition, companies providing hardware and software for services such as online and broadcast media monitoring, metadata generation, and closed captioning, experienced the same uptick. Digital Nirvana, a global provider of media management solutions and services experienced a 2018 filled with new product introductions, participation in broadcast technology and media industry trade shows, and a significant strategic alliance with the only television and clearing house in the UK.

At the NAB Show New York 2018, Global Media Solutions and Services Provider Digital Nirvana will present its powerful content-based metadata creation app Metadator for AVID media platform users, cloud-based closed caption generation and caption retrieval and synchronization service, and the latest version of its flagship Media Monitoring Platform. With over two decades of industry experience, DN's expertise in the development and application of innovative solutions is unparalleled. Digital Nirvana's revolutionary workflow ensures the best in automation and customization, providing sustainable solutions to its customers.

Imagine Communications has supplied a virtualized playout and asset management system to Janata Television, based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Janata (which translates from Hindi as “the people’s”) TV is part of the Nepalese Janata media company, which is also active in radio and publishing.

Digital Nirvana, a global provider of media solutions and services, will highlight its Subtitling Creation Service, along with the company’s latest media management, and metadata generation offerings at IBC 2018 in Amsterdam, running from September 14-18 at the RAI Amsterdam. Look for Digital Nirvana in Hall 14, Stand D05.

At BroadcastAsia2018 (26–28 June, Suntec Singapore), Imagine Communications will showcase technologies designed to help media companies successfully navigate an industry in transition. To underline its depth of support to the flourishing Asia-Pacific market, Imagine will present its demonstrations in collaboration with two local partner companies: Broadcast Engineering Services Pte. Ltd. (Level 6, booth 6F3-04) and Broadcast Technology Ltd. (Level 4, Booth 4T1-01).

Combined Grass Valley and SAM Present the Broadcast Industry and rsquo;s Most Comprehensive Portfolio of Content and Media Technology

Posted: 26/03/2018

Approximately five weeks after Belden Inc. completed its acquisition of Snell Advanced Media (SAM), Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, is making big strides to combine SAM products and technology into its solution offering. The expanded Grass Valley portfolio leverages the best innovation and expertise from each company to give customers the ultimate in selection and service.

At the 2017 NAB Show, Ericsson, Sony Electronics, and Triveni Digital will team up to demonstrate an end-to-end ATSC 3.0 workflow for individualized ad insertion using ATSC 3.0 signaling, ROUTE/DASH transport, and transmission. The first-of-its-kind demo provides broadcasters with a streamlined solution for personalizing advertising in the next-generation television environment. The demo will take place at the "NextGen TV Hub" during the 2017 NAB Show in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) and the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS) announced the award of 10 scholarships to students interested in telecommunications. Scholarship amounts ranged from $750 to $10,000. The spring 2017 scholarship recipients were:

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS) today announced that John Clark, executive director of PILOT for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), will present the keynote address on Friday, Oct. 14, at the 2016 IEEE Broadcast Symposium. Titled "Inspiration for Innovation," Clark's address will take place during the BTS Awards Lunch, set for noon at the Hartford Marriott Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut.

Telegenic, the leading UK-based outside broadcast contractor, today announced that it has purchased two Kahuna 9600 production switchers to provide 4K UHD sports production services in its OB Vans. The most powerful switcher in the market, the Kahuna 9600 has already been used to broadcast the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Champions League Final and AVIVA Premiership Final.

Suitcase TV, a leader in IP technology for broadcast, has announced some recent strategic changes to staffing that will add strength and expertise to the customer support department. The move gives Sarah Deas and Shaun Hirst additional responsibilities to ensure that Suitcase TVs support function continues to deliver the highest level of after-sales service for which it is renowned.

Aperi Corporation, the pioneer in bringing software-based real-time IP media processing to live production and networking, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joop Janssen as CEO, effective immediately.

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